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Local obituaries for the Broken Bow, Arnold, & Mullen, NE areas
Taresa Brunken
Aug 3, 2026
Taresa Brunken age 81, of Broken Bow, NE passed away on August 3, 2026.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, August 7, 2026, at 10:30 AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Broken Bow. Burial will follow in the Broken Bow Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Custer County Foundation c/o Taresa Brunken. A visitation and time to greet the...
Bonnie Jean Seeger
Aug 1, 2026
Bonnie Jean Seeger
October 25th, 1932 - August 1st, 2026
Bonnie was called home to be with the Lord on August 1st, 2026. Bonnie was born October 25th, 1932, on a farm South of Broken Bow, NE to Harold ‘Bud’ & Francis Trotter. She grew up on a farm South of Berwyn and attended a one room rural school until the 8th...
Deborah Bodjanac
Jul 29, 2026
Deborah Bodjanac age 59, of Broken Bow, NE passed away on July 29, 2026.
A visitation and time to greet the family will be held on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from 6:00 to 7:00 PM at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow, NE. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, August 15th at 11:00 AM at the St. Paul’s Lutheran...
Thomas Emerson
Jul 29, 2026
Whitman, NE- Thomas Emerson age 86 of Whitman, passed away on July 29, 2026, at his home.
Private family services will be held on Tuesday August 4, 2026. Burial will be in the Whitman Cemetery with Military Honors. The family would like to invite everyone to a Memorial service and meal at Noon on Tuesday, August 4th, at the Winters Building...
Carol Christen
Jul 28, 2026
Kearney, NE - Carol Christen age 82, formerly of Broken Bow, NE passed away on July 28, 2026, in Kearney, NE.
Services are pending.
Audrey Annable Franklin
Jul 20, 2026
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Audrey Annable Franklin
September 3, 1938-July 20, 2026
Audrey Annable Franklin of Brighton, CO, passed away in Wheat Ridge, CO, on July 20, 2026, at the age of 87. She was born as Audrey Carolyn Annable on September 3, 1938, in Broken Bow, Custer County, NE, to Elenora Lucille Farritor and Earle William Annable. Audrey was preceded in death by her...
Ray Driscoll
Jul 13, 2026
Raymond D. Driscoll
November 25, 1955 — July 13, 2026
Raymond D. Driscoll, 70, of Broken Bow, Nebraska, passed away July 13th after a brief illness. He was born November 25, 1955, in Waltham, Massachusetts to Raymond and Lois (Stackpole) Driscoll.
Ray adored his four grandchildren and was deeply proud of his four sons. He was deeply loved, cherished by his friends, and...
Gay McGee
Jul 8, 2026
Grand Island, NE- Gay Lynn McGee age 72 of Ravenna passed away on July 8, 2026, at the St. Francis Medical Center after a brief illness.
Private family service will be held in the Wood River Mennonite Church Cemetery.
Gay Lynn was born on March 21, 1954, at Grand Island, NE to Gayle and Mary (Hochstetler) Asher. Gay grew up in Lincoln,...
Kathy Hood
Jul 1, 2026
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Kathleen Jo (Caha) Hood, age 80, of Thedford, NE, passed away on July 1, 2026.
Kathy was born in Alliance, NE, on May 11, 1946, to Bernard and Hazel Caha. Kathy was the youngest of two children.
Born, raised, and confirmed under God in the United Church of Christ faith, Kathy joined several churches along her life journey, including Hemingford, Lincoln,...
Helen Lindly
Jul 1, 2026
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Helen Claire (McCormick) Lindly, age 86, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska on July 1, 2026.
Helen was born on June 28, 1940, to Edward and Pearl (Dugger) McCormick and was raised in Brewster, Nebraska. She attended Brewster Rural School, where she was an active student. Known by her classmates as "Irish,"...
Richard "Dick" Eugene Downey
Jun 28, 2026
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Richard “Dick” Eugene Downey passed away peacefully, with family at his bedside, on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at the age of 86.
Dick was born August 2, 1939, in Anselmo, NE, and his family resided in Dale Valley, near Merna. A few years later, Dick’s family moved to San Diego, CA, where his father helped build aircraft for World War...
Precious Atchison
Jun 24, 2026
Precious Hope Atchison 1953-2026
Precious Hope Atchison, of Arnold, Nebraska, went home to be with the Lord on June 24, 2026, in Omaha, Nebraska, following liver failure. She was born on May 9, 1953, in North Platte, Nebraska, to Dr. Ivan E. and Alice E. Olsen.
Precious graduated from North Platte High School in 1971. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree...
Dan Smith
Jun 21, 2026
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Danny Darrell Smith
January 21, 1948-June 21, 2026
Merna, Nebraska
Danny Darrell Smith, age 78 of Merna, NE passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at home surrounded by his children.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, June 25th, at Govier Brothers Mortuary, at 10:00 am, burial will be in the Merna Cemetery. A lunch will follow the services at the Merna...
Theo Williams
Jun 19, 2026
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Theo Williams, 32, of Elm Creek, Nebraska, formerly of Sargent, passed away on June 19, 2026, in Elm Creek.
Theo Theophelus Williams was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Stacey Wendt-Young and Andy Williams. He attended Ravenna Elementary School before moving to Sargent, where he attended Sargent High School. During his school years, Theo participated in athletics and was active in...
Lorna Garwood
Jun 18, 2026
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Lorna Garwood age 70, of Whitman, NE, passed away on June 18, 2026.
Lorna Garwood was born in Gordon, NE on March 26, 1956, to Dick and Geri Garwood. Lorna was the oldest of seven children.
She grew up on a ranch near Kyle, South Dakota. Lorna graduated high school from Holy Rosary Indian Mission near Pine Ridge, South Dakota in...
Marge Hardy
Jun 17, 2026
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Marge Hardy age 91, of Seneca, NE, passed away on June 17, 2026.
Marjorie Lou was born August 8, 1934, at Red Cloud, NE to Hiram and Marguerite (Peggy Suey) Moger. She attended Red Cloud Public Schools.
Marge accepted Christ as her Savior at a very young age and loved walking to church with her Grandmother Mary Ella Suey. Marge married...
Donald Stryker
Jun 16, 2026
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Oconto, NE – Donnie Stryker age 77 of Oconto, NE passed away on June 16, 2026.
Donald “Donnie” Duane Stryker was born on July 21, 1948, in Arnold, Nebraska, to Billy Bruce and Norma Berniece (Shaw) Stryker. He grew up in the Callaway area and graduated from Callaway High School. Following his graduation, Donnie attended Frontier School of Bible in...
Joe Finney
Jun 14, 2026
Seneca, NE – Joe E. Finney passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at age 71. Joe was born in North Platte on February 5, 1955, to Hubert F. and Hazelle (Beguin) Finney. He came home to brother Mike at the ranch south and east of Seneca where he lived his best life.
Joe attended country school across the road from...
Darlene Wolsleben
Jun 11, 2026
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Broken Bow, NE- Darlene Bessie Wolsleben age 98 of Broken Bow, died Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the Brookestone View Care Home in Broken Bow.
Darlene was born on May 21, 1928, at Sargent, Nebraska to Oscar and Eva (Grisham) Anderson at her Uncle Ray and Aunt Bessie’s home. She grew up in Sargent and attended Sargent schools. Right out of...
Raymond Sheldon
Jun 10, 2026
Raymond Sheldon age 79 of Sargent, NE passed away on June 10, 2026, at the Nebraska Veterans Health Care in Grand Island, NE.
Raymond Lee Sheldon was born on February 27, 1947, in Loup County, NE to Wilson E. and Ruby M. (Wurst) Sheldon. Raymond grew up in the Madison Square community area, graduating from Loup County High School. Raymond was...
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